Lord Of The Flies Review Quiz

As Ralph bursts from the jungle and onto the beach in an attempt to escape the hunters and the fire, he encounters a naval officer. The officer reveals that his ship has come in response to the smoke from the burning jungle. The other boys follow soon after Ralph, and are suddenly turned from bloodthirsty hunters into crying, traumatized children.

Jack's preoccupation with the hunt surfaces early, when he decides that the choir will be hunters exclusively.

The fact that the boys take Piggy's glasses by force indicates their lack of respect for Piggy. It also indicates their lack of respect for his intelligence, and their willingness to exploit it.

The reader is not surprised to find that Jack and his group have settled on Castle Rock. Jack has already expressed interest in using it as a fort. He has taken special notice of the boulder that could be pushed onto an enemy crossing the land bridge from the island.

Without Piggy's glasses, Ralph and the others cannot re-start their fire. Without a fire, they have no way to signal potential rescuers. As the idea of rescue grows dim even in Ralph's mind, the fire may be the boys' last chance.

Given Jack's lack of respect for Piggy, the reader is not surprised to read that Jack steals the glasses in a violent raid on Ralph's camp. Without the glasses, Piggy is helpless. The reader is left to wonder where Jack's progressively violent actions against Piggy will lead.

Ralph might not be the best "thinker", but he does try to implement strategies used by the adults back home. Ralph does not consider the fact that there are no adults on the island to enforce the adult rules.

Jack is so preoccupied with his quest to kill a pig that he fails to leave hunters behind to tend the fire during their scheduled time. Unfortunately, a ship passes by when there is no smoke for its crew to see. This scenario indicates that at least some of the boys have ceased to care about rescue.

The body of a parachuter falls from the sky (presumably the loser in a dogfight) and lands on the mountain, where it decomposes and is mistaken for The Beast. The presence of this "beast" prevents the boys from maintaining a signal fire and perpetuates fear among the boys.

Jack paints his face (and later his body) to camoflage himself while he hunts. The paint serves a symbolic purpose in that it serves to replace Jack's "civilized" clothing and indicate his loss of humanity.

While Ralph is the one who ultimately blows the conch, it is Piggy who uses his intellect to come up with the idea. Ralph initially likes the conch because it is "pretty".

Simon's statement is significant for more than one reason. The reader wonders where he gets his conviction that Ralph will get home. The reader also wonders why he says "you'll" instead of "we'll".

Based on several guarded discussions and on their injuries, the reader can infer that Jack, Ralph, Sam, and Eric were in the group that killed Simon. Only Piggy seems to have been outside the circle. Simon, as a Christ figure, seems destined to meet his death at the hands of the people he tries to help.

The boy with the birthmark was last seen in the area that is destroyed by the fire. The reader can infer that he is killed in the fire.

Remember, Piggy cannot do much work because of his asthma and can barely see without his glasses. These issues cause the other boys to perceive him as weak.

Only Ralph and Simon work through the completion of the third shelter. Jack is hunting, and the other boys are bathing or playing. The general lack of interest in the shelters indicates that the boys are beginning to lose touch with the idea of home.

While Roger clearly enjoys being cruel to the littleuns, he is not able to throw rocks diretly at them. He is still influenced by the rules of his old society. However, there is no telling how long these rules will hold any power over him.

The boys' desire to push the boulder and their delight in the resulting destruction indicates that they may not always behave themselves if they are not made to.

While most of the boys join Jack, Piggy, Sam, Eric, and Simon stick with Ralph.

Efficiency is not a consideration for Jack and his hunters once they have cornered the pig. They seem to delight more in the actual process of killing and in causing pain to the pig than in the prospect of a quick kill/meal.

Once Ralph and company step onto the land bridge and demand the glasses back, the situation rapidly deteriorates. Jack orders his hunters to grab and tie up SamnEric. As Piggy berates the hunters for their behavior, Roger launches the boulder from the top of castle Rock, destroying the conch and hurling Piggy into the sea. Jack throws a spear at Ralph, lacerating the skin over Ralph's ribs. Ralph is forced to run. He is left injured and alone with no friends and no fire.

The boys hunt Ralph much like they have hunted pigs. The fact that Jack and Roger have "sharpened a stick at both ends" indicates that they intend to treat him like a pig when they catch him.

When he goes up the mountain, Simon discovers the parachuter and recognizes it as a dead human. He frees the parachute lines from the rocks so that the wind will no longer make the figure move. Finally, he goes back down the mountain to tell the boys that the mountaintop is safe.

Both Ralph and Piggy refuse to acknowledge the possibility. Ralph parrots the adult viewpoint from his old life, asserting that the beast is nothing by a figment, like the boogeyman. Piggy refuses to consider the possibility because it is not logical. Jack asserts that if their is a beast, he and his hunters will kill it. This indicates that Jack is willing to use the boys' fear to his own advantage.

The Lord of the Flies tells Simon that the Beast is not "something you could hunt and kill," that the boys will "do" Simon if he gets in their way, and that the boys "are going to have fun on this island."